2024-04-21 14:24:08
The pilots in the area prepare to rev their engines in the First date of the Central American Motorsport Championship, GT Challenge of the Americas 2024 which will be held in the Panama Autodrome.
With the participation of more than 27 pilots from across the region, Guatemala will be represented and the nationals will fight to be among the top positions. Below we will tell you more about the Americas Challenge. What a chilero!
GT Challenge de Las Américas 2024: The first date of the Central American Championship
A true festival of motoring of the area will be experienced this weekend in the track Panamanian. Where will they meet? fastest cars of the region to provide a high-level show to the public that will fill the stands of the canalero autodrome.
The slopes have been open during the week for the 27 competitors who will better know the curves and the straight where they will be tested. This during the qualifying day which will be run on Saturday, April 20, for the day of the great competenceon Sunday, April 21 of this year.
For this First date of the Central American Championship there will be powers in the categories of GTS, GTS Light and Super V8. Here, the pilots more experienced, as well as young promises who want to write their name as the best in the area, who will want to go up to the podium.
Carlos Zaid, the defending champion
He championship It will start with everything and more on the side of the Guatemalanswho will seek to excel in the different categories. Especially in the GTS EVO 2 AMG divisionin which the current champion is the experienced Carlos Zaidwho has been one of the references in the national motorsport.
Zaid will take to the track in his Mercedes Benz GT3 EVO 2 AMG with which he was crowned in 2023 and gave a sample of the power of his racing car, who has accompanied him in various national and international competitions. However, it will not be easy for Zaid to take care of the title Well, among his main rivals is the also Guatemalan Juan Diego Hernandezwho will be behind the wheel of your Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO 2, to bring a show to the track.
They will also be in the competence the Panamanian Solly Betesh, who will compete with the Audi R8 GT3 EVO 2 and knows well the trackas well as Carlos Rodríguez from Costa Rica with the Corvette C6 GT1, and the Salvadoran Raymond Zaid at the helm of the Lotus Exige GT3.
The new racetrack in Central America
The Autódromo Panamá hosted its first international event of accelerationinaugurated last March, is located in the Campana District, Capira District.
In addition, it will have two versions of layout circuita short one at 2.6 kilometers and the long route at almost 4 kilometers, automated accesses, with timing in all disciplines, since it will also be possible to compete in other specialties of the motor sport. What a chilero!
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